Graduate Students News
Thea Brenner (Master Student)
I spent the summer interning for the Land Information Department in Columbia County, Wisconsin where I worked on a series of projects including archival work with highway right-of-way-maps, reviewing ortho imagery for emergency services, parcel management, and creating static maps for local townships. My summer internship was a great opportunity to learn about data management and how GIS is an important tool for collaboration at the county level! The department was extremely welcoming, and I’m happy to have grown in my confidence as a GIS user and geographer.
Dulmini Jayawardana (Ph.D. student)
We are pleased to share that PhD candidate, Dulmini Jayawardana, was named as one of two winners of the Spirit of Community Geography Award by the American Association of Geographers Community Geographies Collaborative (CGC)! This award is given annually to those who have made exemplary contributions to advancing research projects in Community Geography. This award was given considering her photovoice project done in collaboration with Lindsay Heights community members, focused on civic environmental stewardship. We are thrilled to share that at the spring 2025 UWM Student Excellence Awards, she was one of two winners in the “Agent of Change” category. She also received a nomination in the Outstanding Graduate Student category.
Yiming Zhang (PhD student)
Yiming Zhang was elected as the student member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Chinese Professionals in Geographical Information Sciences (CPGIS) for the term of 2025-2027. Congratulations, Yiming!